loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
shipping industry; marine transport
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
financial institutions; banking facilities
in name but not in reality
bogus company; dummy corporation; shell company
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
management; administration; operation
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
interception (email); wiretap; bug
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
during a telephone call; busy line
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
natural light; unpolarized light
performance of one's official duties
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
in the future; another day; later
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious